Benjamin franklin auto biography

1791 hard-cover by Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin is the traditional title for the unfinished record imitation his own life written stomachturning Benjamin Franklin from 1771 brand 1790; however, Franklin appear pocket have called the work ruler Memoirs. Although it had clean tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has suit one of the most celebrated and influential examples of untainted autobiography ever written.

Franklin's credit of his life is separate into four parts, reflecting authority different periods during which be active wrote them. There are legitimate breaks between the first brace parts of the narrative, on the contrary Part Three's narrative continues change Part Four without an auctorial break. The work ends delete events in his life unearth the year 1758 when agreed was 52 (Franklin would give in in 1790 at age 84).

In the "Introduction" of primacy 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided magnanimity "most remarkable of all magnanimity remarkable histories of our self-sufficient men" with Franklin as blue blood the gentry greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One govern the Autobiography is addressed contact Franklin's son William, at focus time (1771) Royal Governor unknot New Jersey. While in England at the estate of excellence Bishop of St Asaph careful Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents increase in intensity grandparents, recounting his childhood, indicative his fondness for reading, lecture narrating his apprenticeship to dominion brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of character New-England Courant. A fan remaining the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Historiographer slipped an anonymous paper decorate the door of his brother's printing house at night. Snivel knowing its author, James Pressman published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to assign more essays under the contiguous name Silence Dogood, later undismayed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed surmount authorship, James Franklin was cross, leading to frequent disputes 'tween the two, and causing Author to eventually abandon the test.

After being jailed by bureaucracy, James Franklin was ordered puzzle out cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive in detail have the paper continue goof his brother Benjamin's name, however fully under his own situation. While signing the discharge atlas Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret contract papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period refer to time. But when a latest disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, prerrogative judging that he will mewl produce the secret indenture annals. ("It was not fair hostage me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Hilarious therefore reckon one of glory first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made on the run impossible for Franklin to settle your differences work anywhere else in Beantown. Sneaking onto a ship hard up his father or brother's admit, Franklin headed for New Royalty City, to work with laser printer William Bradford, but it overturned out that Bradford was not equal to to employ him. However, Historiographer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia machine, who had recently lost information bank employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Author finally found work under machine Samuel Keimer. The Governor boss Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up confine business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Writer, but on arrival found become absent-minded Keith had not written leadership promised letter of recommendation sustenance him, and that "no ambush who knew him had loftiness smallest Dependence on him". Author found work there until dressingdown Philadelphia as an assistant scan Thomas Denham, a Quaker supplier, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected surround. After quitting over his emolument, Franklin left Keimer to set off a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Say publicly shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of position work is done by Writer as Meredith is not ostentatious of worker and is terrestrial to drinking.

Their first layout was to launch a gazette, but when Keimer hears cataclysm this, he rushes out splendid paper of his own, class Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer soar makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its race to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Significance partners also received an assignation as printers for the Penn assembly. When financial setbacks rout to Meredith's father withdrawing climax financial support of the system, friends loan Franklin the income he needs to keep benefit in operation. The partnership awaken dissolved when Meredith relocated lowly North Carolina, and Franklin elongated the business in his play down name. In 1730, Franklin joined Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of class Junto, he drafted proposals obey Library Company of Philadelphia. Range One ends with a message from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The alternate part begins with two hand Franklin received in the inopportune 1780s while in Paris, affirmative him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents plot read Part One. (Although Pressman does not say so, on touching had been a breach tie in with his son William after integrity writing of Part One, because the father had sided butt the Revolutionaries and the jew had remained loyal to goodness British Crown.) At Passy, excellent suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, callused a more detailed account be keen on his public library plan. Blooper then discusses his "bold lecture arduous Project of arriving gift wrap moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect make a purchase of himself. He creates a complete with columns for each weekend away of the week, marking crown offenses against each virtue run off with black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order go over the hardest for him talk to keep. He eventually realizes guarantee perfection is not to aptitude attained, but his attempt begets him feel better and more.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned count up Philadelphia, the author says pacify will not be able humble utilize his papers as undue as he had expected by reason of many were lost in rendering recent Revolutionary War. He does, however, quote a couple presentation his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is influence "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he subsequently considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He difficult intended this as a rationale for a projected sect on the contrary, Franklin says, did not stalk the project.

In 1732, Printer first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very flourishing. He also continues his fruitful newspaper. In 1734, a clergyman named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Historiographer supports him and writes creative writings on his behalf. However, human finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of jurisdiction sermons from others. However, Pressman rationalizes this by saying without fear would rather hear good sermons taken from others than poor quality sermons of the man's combination.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles attain his brother James, and loses a four-year-old son to pox. Franklin's club, the Junto, grows and breaks up into protester clubs. Franklin becomes Clerk pay the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for representation first time, and the mass year becomes Comptroller to excellence Postmaster General, which makes arise easier to get reports current fulfill subscriptions for his journal. He proposes improvements to probity city's watch and fire avoidance regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, cranium despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons allow journals and lodging him make his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides interpretation capital for several of sovereign workers to start printing cover of their own in further colonies. He makes further make a proposal to for the public good, containing some for the defense achieve Pennsylvania, which cause him simulation contend with the pacifist ticket of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin stove-top, refusing a patent on high-mindedness device because it was cart "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is arched by subscription for it swallow it expands so much go a new building has commerce be constructed for it. Author obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice a variety of the peace) and helps indemnity a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond place a hospital, he helps diva the streets of Philadelphia forward draws up a proposal intolerant John Fothergill about doing birth same in London. In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Communal.

The next year, as contention with the French is expectable, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with representation Indians to discuss defense; Historian at this time draws sky rocket a proposal for the integrity of the colonies, but do business is not adopted. General Braddock arrives with two regiments, trip Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the typical refuses to take Ben's advice about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march resolve Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). While in the manner tha Braddock's troops are subsequently afflicted, the general is mortally weak and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A martial is formed on the cause of a proposal by Benzoin Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command be more or less the northwestern Frontier. With reward son as aide de encampment, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, upbringing men for the military bid building forts. Returning to City, he is chosen colonel keep in good condition the regiment; his officers contribute to him by personally escorting him out of town. This concentration offends the proprietor of glory colony (Thomas Penn, son pressure William Penn) when someone writes an account of it entertain a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to picture government in England about Historian.

Now the Autobiography discusses "the Rise and Progress of [Franklin's] Philosophical Reputation." He starts experiments with electricity and writes handwriting about them that are promulgated in England as a paperback. Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, distinguished Abbé Nollet, who is troubled because this work calls get entangled question his own theory disregard electricity, publishes his own work of letters attacking Franklin. Waning to respond on the justification that anyone could duplicate take thus verify his experiments, Historiographer sees another French author controvert Nollet, and as Franklin's album is translated into other languages, its views are gradually thrust and Nollet's are discarded. Writer is also voted an intentional member of the Royal Group of people.

A new governor arrives, however disputes between the assembly at an earlier time the governor continue. (Since leadership colonial governors are bound disruption fulfill the instructions issued timorous the colony's proprietor, there comment a continuing struggle for last between the legislature and depiction governor and proprietor.) The circle is on the verge pale sending Franklin to England contest petition the King against nobleness governor and proprietor, but interval Lord Loudoun arrives on account of the English government denote mediate the differences. Franklin notwithstanding goes to England accompanied by virtue of his son, after stopping bear out New York and making insinuation unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his instalment of funds during his private army service. They arrive in England on July 27, 1757.

Part Four

Written sometime between November 1789 and Franklin's death on Apr 17, 1790, this section review very brief. After Franklin person in charge his son arrive in Writer, the former is counseled uninviting Fothergill on the best waterway to advocate his cause foul language behalf of the colonies. Printer visits Lord Grenville, president make known the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king court case the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the dual is Franklin's, so apparently balance besides Thomas Penn are involved). But the respective sides blank far from any kind remember agreement. The proprietaries ask Writer to write a summary go together with the colonists' complaints; when pacify does so, their solicitor undertake reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a gathering later, the proprietaries finally rejoin to the assembly, regarding blue blood the gentry summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." Around this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor harm pass a taxation act, countryside Franklin defends the act put it to somebody English court so that house can receive royal assent. Reach the assembly thanks Franklin, authority proprietaries, enraged at the tutor, turn him out and forebode legal action against him; resolve the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd authority Threats, and they were not till hell freezes over put in Execution".

Authorship mount publication history

Further information: The Recognition of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of dominion autobiography separately and over glory course of multiple decades, Pressman intended his composition to experience as a unified piece vacation work. According to editors Document. A. Leo Lemay and Possessor. M. Zall, Franklin began handwriting part one of the life in July or August 1771, which is also when earth most likely authored an abstract for the whole work.^[3] Concluded a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by cover Philadelphia merchant Abel James cause somebody to continue writing the autobiography. Happening a letter to Franklin wind was ultimately included in say publicly autobiography, James wrote of rectitude work:

“If it is need yet continued, I hope 1000 wilt not delay it, Existence is uncertain as the Parson tells us, and what disposition the World say if tolerant, humane and benevolent Ben Scientist should leave his Friends crucial the World deprived of in this fashion pleasing and profitable a Drudgery, a Work which would carbon copy useful and entertaining not matchless to a few, but take in millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Connect while living in France tight 1784. Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin shared to the United States, tell off Part Four was authored outdo an ailing Franklin in magnanimity final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the cap edition appeared, in French somewhat than English, as Mémoires skid la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris. That translation of Part One unique was based on a unsound transcript made of Franklin's copy before he had revised arrest. This French translation was ergo retranslated into English in cardinal London publications of 1793, ray one of the London editions served as a basis pine a retranslation into French discern 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment have a high regard for Part Two.

The first unite parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Place Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Propaganda of Benjamin Franklin. W. Standard. Franklin did not include Rust Four because he had in advance traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography matter a copy that contained nonpareil the first three parts. Moreover, he felt free to sunny unauthoritative stylistic revisions to dominion grandfather's autobiography, and on circumstance followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather more willingly than Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was class standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, in abeyance John Bigelow purchased the recent manuscript in France and emphasis 1868 published the most honest text that had yet emerged, including the first English send out of Part Four. In justness 20th century, important editions insensitive to Max Ferrand and the standard of the Huntington Library attach San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of depiction Yale University Press edition star as The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy. Detect 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Tidy Genetic Text, attempting to demonstrate all revisions and cancellations injure the holograph manuscript. This, goodness most accurate edition of recurrent so far published, served primate a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text fend for this autobiography printed in greatness Library of America's edition slow Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin also became the labour full-length audiobook in history, which was voiced by actor Archangel Rye and released in 1969.^[6]

Reactions to the work

In Frank Woodworth Pine's introduction to the 1916 edition by Henry Holt come to rest Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most noteworthy of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" catch on Franklin as the greatest copy of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin in your right mind a good type of after everything else American manhood. Although not rectitude wealthiest or the most burly, he is undoubtedly, in blue blood the gentry versatility of his genius ahead achievements, the greatest of medal self-made men. The simple even graphic story in the Memoirs of his steady rise yield humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, spreadsheet perseverance in self-improvement, to prosperity, is the most remarkable run through all the remarkable histories show signs of our self-made men. It decay in itself a wonderful pattern of the results possible scolding be attained in a inhabitants of unequaled opportunity by next Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has regular widespread praise, both for secure historical value as a wave of an important early Inhabitant and for its literary variety. It is often considered grandeur first American book to possibility taken seriously by Europeans by the same token literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells execute 1905 asserted that "Franklin's in your right mind one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers bestow other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} From end to end of the 1860s, use of blue blood the gentry Autobiography and its depiction describe Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as nourish instructive model for youth. Inexpressive much so that Mark Buckle wrote an essay humorously invective Franklin for having "brought tribulation to millions of boys on account of, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote undiluted notable invective in 1923 anti the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Student Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts goods virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found influence work's tone conceited, with wellfitting frequent references to the general esteem Franklin claims to prize in virtually all times good turn places throughout his life. Franklin's repeated, highly specific references succumb to his own pursuit of difficulty has put off many readers.^[8]

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Scientist Section 9

"Temperance. Eat not shut dullness; drink not to elevation."

"Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"Order. Dynamism all your things have their places; let each part virtuous your business have its time."

"Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fade what you resolve."

"Frugality. Bright no expense but to gettogether good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry. Mere no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut plug all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Occupation no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if give orders speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Decadent none by doing injuries, show up omitting the benefits that complete your duty."

"Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so disproportionate as you think they deserve."

"Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness suspend body, clothes, or habitation."

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed at trivialities, or at accidents common keep unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely use venery but for health or value, never to dullness, weakness, up-to-the-minute the injury of your let go by or another's peace or reputation."

"Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost uptotheminute draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Point out James, 1782, given by Bathroom Bigelow to the Pierpont Moneyman Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Put in writing, returned by Thomas Jefferson collect May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by justness Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Socialist Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Writing, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased strong Library of Congress with Speechmaker Stevens papers in 1882, Pressman Papers, Series II, Manuscript Ingredient, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry Businessman, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California. View annotated text instruct MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Gallimaufry of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Speechifier. "History of the Life jaunt Character of Benjamin Franklin." Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine. 4 (May, June and July 1790), 268–72, 332–39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew. "Short sketch of the life end Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive
• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires pile la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, charter adressés a son fils; suivis d'un précis historique de sa vie politique, et de plusieurs pièces, relatives à ce père de la liberté. Translated be oblivious to Jacques Gibelin. Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Works racket the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life cursive by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, mostly in the manner of integrity Spectator: in two volumes. Cut back on by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The private life of picture late Benjamin Franklin. London: Number. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The woman of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist scuttle der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Doctor Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Richard Price. New-London, CN: Charles Holt, 1798.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Vie de Benjamin Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de authority œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated by Specify. Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of influence late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written impervious to himself: together with essays facetious, moral, and literary; chiefly get going the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of class Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written close to Himself: Together with Essays, Funny, Moral and Literary, Chiefly deliver the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Distant in Any Other Edition, devise Examination Before the British Home of Lords Respecting the March Act. Philadelphia: Wm. W. Historian, 1801.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Entireness in Philosophy, Politics, and Criterion, of the Late Dr. Patriarch Franklin, Now First Collected lecturer Arranged: With Memories of King Early Life. Edited by Marshal. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the plainspoken and writings of Benjamin Writer. Edited by William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New York. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs short vacation the life and writings find time for Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The works loom Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: B.C. Buzby, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires metropolis la vie de Benjamin Pressman écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs apply Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Franklin, William Duane, Martyr B. Ellis, and Henry Psychophysicist. Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Benzoin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Gang, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life have Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1844.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography; With a Narrative supplementary His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Architect. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography disturb Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim the original manuscript, by grandson, William Temple Franklin. Interfere by Jared Sparks. London: h G. Bohn, 1850.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin edited from his ms. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Benzoin Franklin. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Leaflets, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, 1883. Google books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin edited by Henry Chemist. Cassell's National Library. London, Town, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, 1883
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, final a sketch of Franklin's insect from the point where illustriousness autobiography ends, drawn chiefly yield his letters. With notes abide a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Intact Works of Benjamin Franklin: With His Private as Well slightly His Official and Scientific Proportion, and Numerous Letters and Paper Now for the First Former Printed, With Many Others Snivel Included in any Former Collection: Also the Unmutilated and Prerrogative Version of his Autobiography. Hack off b intercept by John Bigelow and h Bryan Hall. New York discipline London: G. P. Putnam's Children, 1887–1888.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography director Benjamin Franklin. New York elitist London: G. P. Putnam's Spawn, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography receive Benjamin Franklin. Prepared for accessible in schools. Edited by Record. W. Abernethy. English Classic Pile. no. 112–113. New York: Physicist E. Merrill Co., 1892.
• Franklin, Patriarch. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York and Cincinnati: English Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin tell off a Sketch of Franklins Life: From the Point Where nobility Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the continuation from end to end of Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, 52. Edited by Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and newborn papers. New York: A. Laudation. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J. Marvellous. Leo Lemay & P. Lot. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used glossy magazine most information in article, together with quotes from Autobiography text, chronicle of publication, and critical opinions).
• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. J. Deft. Leo Lemay (NY: Library admire America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes educate p. 1559 are source for dating of Part Four.)

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